I’ve inherited a laptop running Intel and a Nvidia MX150 (2gb)

My experience so far is terrible. I’ve got GTAV installed and set to use the card and the performance is a stuttering, input lag, tearing mess.

Most of my research points to a lack of Vulkan support on the card.

Would this perform better on Windows? 😓

I wanted to use this machine specifically to run GTAV.

The Intel gfx, under Debian, are capable of running Stray on minimum, with zero issues.

But GTAV, even on minimum, is still stuttering. Like 6fps.

And No Man’s Sky, on Nvidia, is even worse than GTAV. On Intel, it’s almost as bad.

I’m pretty bummed… Is this card only usable in Windows? Or is it just a bad card (not broken)?

  • Dandroid
    3•8 months ago

    Afaik, MX150 is extremely entry level. It’s like the laptop version of a 1030. My wife has a laptop with an MX250, and she basically uses it for playing visual novel games or 2D games only.

    Though 6FPS on minimum for a 10 year old game is lower than I would expect. I wouldn’t be surprised if it performed better on Windows, but I probably wouldn’t expect any higher than 30fps on low.

    • BenjaminOPEnglish
      0•8 months ago

      I keep reading that anything below the 2000 series has severe Vulkan limitations… I’m wondering if Windows would perform better? Playable?

      I’ve got no clue about video cards, let alone on Linux. I just know I prefer my Debian devices, and this is my first foray into Nvidia and Linux.

      Edit: and I assume an MX250 is a 2000 series. Which makes the cut for Vulkan support fwir

      • Dandroid
        2•8 months ago

        Oh, my wife’s is on Windows. Sorry, I didn’t mention that. My point was don’t expect to play Starfield on it or anything. It’s very entry level. Older games, 2D games, and very low settings might make things playable.